Beauty and the Beast; Chapter 1 pv Closed

Henry listened to Alexis, bowl in hand as he felt himself smile a little at the name. Arthur? That was his brother's name. The teen was unsure if he should mention it or stay quiet as he softly spoke"My brother's name is Arthur and my Twin is named Annabeth," a soothing feeling of comfort rushed over the lad, their similarities helped the teen relax a little as he continued"Maybe A names are just popular." The teen smiled a little as he took a step back not wanting to have others stare at them.

Families hovered the conversation, the teen listened and nodded although he perfered any other topic. Family has always been that one topic that struck the teen, unsure what to say or what not to say. His family is complicated and before this year, he never quite belived that he had a lot.

Families past and books begun. Henry found his interest peaked, a conversation that he enjoyed. Nodding as he listened, his eyes widen and ears stretched a little to listen to the girl's words. A mystery-romance? Henry hadn't read a lot of romances, mainly from his belief that storybooks and takes are old myths. Romance isn't that simple and usually ends in a btoekn heart... at least to Henry.

"Mystery novels are interesting, I think I will read it," Henry replied then felt his mouth jerk closed at the sound of Alexis's words. Henry wasn't sure what to think, he felt about denying her statement about likening classics but instead he just nodded a little. The teen usually read anything but before hogwarts, those were the type of books that he had the most access to.

Henry feot his eyes look around the classroom, a bit flustered being there before drawing his eyes back toward Alexis as he spoke"no, I like any book really not the classics." He feot the back of his neck hair stand up and a shiver cut down his back, he wanted to makena good expression on the girl and yet had no idea why.

Holding the bowl in his hands, Henry stayed rather still as he watched her brows furrowed and felt as if he made a terrible mistake. The teen took another step back, lowering his head as he prepared for the girl to say her words or wlak away from him. Never to see each other again from something he said. His anxiety thundering over. The little voice reminding him of his faults.

However, Alexis spoke and Henry felt himself smile a little. She didn't see the story as childish but beautiful. Nodding, Henry felt himself gaze at Alexis's eyes. Beauty and the beast was one story he related to more than most, finding different type of connections and love in the story. Before hogwarts, as a small child after the attack he found himself longing for someday finding the same love thay the beast found. Someone who saw beyond the monster, who didn't judge before they know him. A childish dream at least Henry thought.

The teen wasn't sure how long he has been gazing into Alexis's eyes, close to forgetting about the class and potion and eyes around them to spend the whole time there. There standing across from Alexis Asterion and gazing at her eyes. The teen smiled a little.

Words on the potiom broke the moment. Henry cleared his throat, lowering his head as he nodded feeling a warmth spresd across his cheeks. The teen looked up, allowing his eyes to flicker toward the desk as he spoke"Alright, I'll set up the cauldron and organize the desk for us- uh the potion," quickly darting his eyes toward the girl as he nodded then looked back toward the desk.

Stumbling back a bit as he tripped over his feet attempting to get to the desk quickly and awau from prying eyes. The teen felt himself breath, his chest rising suddenly quicker than normal as he placed the bowl filled with mandrake parts on the desk.

Taking a few calming breaths to conceal his emotions and not say anything or do anything wrong to Alexis. A parr of him wanting the girl to like him... strange. The teen set their bags on ground, to the side of the desk.

He pulled the cauldron in the center of the taboe and set it up, setting the heat to medium and letting it shimmer as he waited for Alexis to join him.